The Other Side #1

Sometimes people will say to a therapist, " Don't you get tired of hearing about people's problems?"

At some level, I wonder about what that question means. For some people, it is a question about " do you really care about me, or are you interested in me?" For some people it is a comment on themselves and how they are feeling about themselves. Sometimes it is about trust, and trusting.

But, beyond that... from this side of the counselling relationship:

This is what I would like people to know: For me, it is an honour and a privilege when people allow me into their lives, and share with me what is going on with them. I think it takes an incredible amount of courage to be able to ask for help and to open oneself up the way one does in a counselling situation. The trust people place in me is sacred, and I hold it dearly.